Substrate (Series A)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
January 20, 2026
Vertical
Semiconductors
Funding Amount
$100,000,000
Company Info
Founders
James Proud
Market
Microchip production
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Description

Substrate is a San Francisco startup that has raised more than $100 million for technology that could upend the global semiconductor industry. The company aims to build semiconductor factories in the U.S. using a new laser-based technology that reinvents a key link in the microchip production process.

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